$2 million Powerball ticket sold at Houston gas station

Updated 11:18 am, Sunday, August 4, 2013

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This Big Diamiond station on 901 Bunker Hill in Houston sold a $2 million Powerball ticket. The ticket buyer matched 5-of-5 numbers in the $300 million estimated jackpot, but missed the Powerball match.

This Big Diamiond station on 901 Bunker Hill in Houston sold a $2 million Powerball ticket. The ticket buyer matched 5-of-5 numbers in the $300 million estimated jackpot, but missed the Powerball match.

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FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2012, file photo, Powerball numbers are chosen in the $579.9-million game drawing at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, Fla. No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, so the $400-million prize will roll over for the next drawing on Wednesday. less

FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2012, file photo, Powerball numbers are chosen in the $579.9-million game drawing at the Florida Lottery in Tallahassee, Fla. No one hit the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, ... more

Radhika Kharel's shift Friday at Paradise Cards & Gifts in the downtown Houston tunnel system was busy with Powerball sales. No Texan won the big prize, but one million-dollar ticket (matching five numbers) was sold in Boerne.

In this Feb. 22, 2006, photo, the eight ConAgra plant workers hold up their ceremonial checks after winning the $365 million dollar Nebraska Powerball lottery at a news conference in Lincoln, Neb. less

8. $365.0 million, Powerball, Feb. 18, 2006 (1 ticket from Nebraska)

In this Feb. 22, 2006, photo, the eight ConAgra plant workers hold up their ceremonial checks after winning the $365 million dollar Nebraska ... more

Larry and Nancy Ross of Shelby Township, Mich., pose with their presentation check of $181.5 million as one of two winners of the Big Game lottery during a news conference Friday, May 12, 2000, in Lansing, Mich. less

Pedro Quezada, the winner of the Powerball jackpot, holds up a promotional check during a news conference at the New Jersey Lottery headquarters, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Lawrenceville, N.J. Quezada, 44, won the jackpot with the winning ticket he purchased at Eagle Liquors store in Passaic, N.J. less

Pedro Quezada, the winner of the Powerball jackpot, holds up a promotional check during a news conference at the New Jersey Lottery ... more

Photo: Julio Cortez, Associated Press

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12. $337.0 million, Powerball, Aug. 15, 2012 (1 ticket from Michigan)

Donald Lawson, left, a 44-year-old Lapeer, Mich. resident, holds his ceremonial check with Michigan Lottery Commissioner M. Scott Bowen at a news conference in which he claimed the Powerball prize Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing, Mich. Lawson elected the lump sum option of $224.6 million before state and federal taxes. less

According to the Texas Lottery Commission, the unknown winner matched 5-of-5 numbers but missed the final Powerball number – which would have made the ticket worth $300 million – on a ticket bought at a Big Diamond gas station, located at 901 Bunker Hill.

Powerball is played in 43 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The winning numbers Saturday were 21, 24, 36, 42 and 45; the Powerball was 15. The odds of matching all six numbers are 1 in 175.2 million.

Five other Texans won $40,000 in last night's Powerball by matching 4-of-5 numbers, plus hitting the Powerball. A total of 92,584 Texans won $12 or more from Saturday's drawing.

No one matched all numbers plus the Powerball Saturday, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing.

While hefty, the prize for Wednesday's drawing is still well below the record $590.5 million jackpot won in May by an 84-year-old Florida woman.